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%% POSTASSIUM NITRATE %%
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%% Typed by %%
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%% --==**>>THE REFLEX<<**==-- %%
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%% [Member: Omnipotent, Inc.] %%
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Potassium nitrate (saltpeter) can be extracted from many natural sources
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and can be used to make nitric acid, black powder and many pyrotechnics. The
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yield ranges from .1 to 10% by weight, depending on the fertility of the soil.
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MATERIALS AND THEIR SOURCES
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[1] Nitrate bearing earth or other material, about 3-1/2 gallons (13-1/2
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liters)
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- Soil containing old decayed vegetable or animal matter
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- Old cellars and/or farm dirt floors
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- Earth from old burial grounds
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- Decayed stone or motar building foundations
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[2] Fine wood ashes, about 1/2 cup (1/8 liter)
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- Totally burned whitish wood ash powder
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- Totally burned paper (black)
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[3] Bucket or similar container, about 5 gallons (19 liters) in volume
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(Plastic, metal, or wood)
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[4] 2 pieces of finely woven cloth, each slightly larger than the bottom of the
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bucket
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[5] Shallow pan or dish, at least as large as bottom of bucket
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[6] Shallow heat resistant container (ceramic, metal, etc.)
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[7] Water - 1-3/4 gallons (6-3/4 liters)
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[8] Awl, knife, screwdriver, or other hole producing instrument
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[9] Alcohol about 1 gallon (4 liters) (whiskey, rubbing alcohol, etc.)
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[10] Heat source (fire, electric heater, etc.)
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[11] Paper
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Note: Only the ratios of the amounts of ingredients are important. Thus, for
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=-=-= twice as much potassium nitrate, double quantities used.
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PROCEDURE
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[1] Punch holes in the bottom of the bucket. Spread one piece of cloth over
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holes inside the bucket.
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! !
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! !
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Bucket => ! !
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!+++++++++++++++!
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! ^Cloth^ !
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"""""""""""""""
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^Holes^
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[2] Place wood ashes on cloth and spread to make a layer about the thickness of
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the cloth. Place second piece of cloth on top of ashes.
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! !
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!+++++++++++++++!
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Bucket => !###Wood Ashes##!
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!+++++++++++++++!
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"""""""""""""""
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[3] Place dirt in bucket.
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!%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%!
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!%%%%%Dirt%%%%%%!
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Bucket => !%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%!
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!+++++++++++++++!
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!###############!
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!+++++++++++++++!
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"""""""""""""""
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[4] Place bucket over shallow container. Bucket may be supported on sticks if
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necessary.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bucket => !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sticks => O O O
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+-----------------+
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!Shallow Container!
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+-----------------+
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[5] Boil water and pour it over the earth in bucket a little at a time. Allow
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water to run through holes in bucket into shallow container. Be sure water
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goes through ALL of the earth. Allow drained liquid to cool and settle for
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1 to 2 hours. Note: Do not pour all of the water at once, since this may
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cause stoppage.
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[6] Carefully drain off liquid into heat resistant container. Discard any
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sludge remaining in bottom of the shallow container.
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[7] Boil mixture over hot fire for at least 2 hours. Small grains of salt will
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begin to appear in the solution. Scoop these out as they form, using any
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type of improvised strainer (paper, etc.)
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[8] When liquid has boiled down to approximately half its original volume,
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remove from fire and let sit. After half an hour add an equal volume of
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alcohol. When mixture is poured through paper, small white crystals will
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collect on top of it.
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[9] To purify the potassium nitrate, re-desolve the dry crystals in the
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smallest possible amount of boiled water. Remove any salt crystals that
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appear (Step 7); pour through an improvised fileter made of several pieces
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of paper and evaporate or gently heat the concentrated solution to dryness.
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[10] Spread crystals on flat surface and allow to dry. The potassium nitrate
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crystals are now ready for use.
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